Commercial Sales Student Review
at Forvia
Placement (10 Months+)
Sales
Shirley
Review Submitted: August 2022
Overall Rating
4.4 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
My regular tasks revolved heavily around pricing for the most part, however on adhoc basis I would perform key analysis on topics to assist the sales team. I would interact daily both with the customer and the team in conjunction with our European plants to ensure operations are smooth and our account is efficient.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a key role almost immediately when i started at Forvia due to one of the sales team leaving shortly after I joined. Their responsibility lied within pricing and I had to be sharp adapting to the role as it was crucial to the CBU's performance moving forwards.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
My Microsoft excel skills have greatly improved alongside other software familiarity. In terms of my personal skills I have found that my teamworking ability has dramatically improved. This is mainly due to my work with my European counterparts and through this learning how to adapt to other working cultures effectively.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I was helped thoroughly during my placement both by my collogues within the CBU and the content in our learning lab web page. Whenever I needed guidance and support, I knew I could find it in those around me, I found the placement was very good helping new/young collogues.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture is one that is driven by success and improvement which enticed me a lot. I enjoyed that the company allowed us to do a lot with charity however, my only negative was there wasn't any company arranged student social events to meet the UK wide student base during my time here.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed my placement at Forvia and would highly recommend my role to others who want a in-depth and challenging placement to help them at University and their career moving forwards. I found it fully met my expectations and I would be thrilled to return.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Forvia
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Forvia to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Forvia
Apply yourself into the role and show those around you that you are keen and they will return the favor in support and guidance. Absorb as much information as possible in the first 3 months before making any judgement as it can be daunting at first.
